Rick Larsen actually said...

"Including a diverse range of perspectives is essential to ensuring the work of this committee and that we meet the needs of people from all across the country."

"the robust participation from Members on both sides of the aisle as witnesses today demonstrates, as the chairman and I have said many times, that transportation is bipartisan--in fact, nonpartisan."

"So, it ends up being a national security and a homeland security issue?"

"I just wanted to bring that up and just get it on the record because it may be something that we have to discuss..."